Nike swooshes in, burglary defense folds

Nike swooshes in, burglary defense folds

Published Friday, September 30, 2016

Rare shoe suspect wore matches print, expert confirms

Facing minimum of 5 years in prison

by Tom Cullen

A Pocahontas man who burglarized dozens of businesses in Storm Lake pled guilty to four burglary charges in Buena Vista County Tuesday after hundreds of hours of investigation and trial preparation — including an expert from Nike who flew in to identify the suspect’s shoe print.

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